Ghana vs Zambia: Number of under-five deaths, male

Ghana
17,909
in 2024
Zambia
18,142
in 2024
Ghana rank
34th
Zambia rank
32nd

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

  • Ghana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 18,142 against 17,909 in Ghana, a difference of 233.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 39,673 16,752 22,921 Ghana
1970s 44,287 19,332 24,955 Ghana
1980s 45,546 26,145 19,401 Ghana
1990s 39,341 34,967 4,374 Ghana
2000s 33,907 28,453 5,454 Ghana
2010s 25,965 20,314 5,651 Ghana
2020s 19,172 18,140 1,032 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Ghana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 18,142 against 17,909 in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Ghana and Zambia?
233, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for number of under-five deaths, male?
Ghana ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 32nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of under-five deaths, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths, male
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.